Virgil Phillips
Services for Virgil H. Phillips, 88, Eustace, were held Nov. 27, 2010, at the First
Baptist Church in Eustace, with Brother Paul McKinney officiating. Burial was in the
Trinidad Cemetery under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff.
Phillips was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Walton to Ethel Hendley and William Phillips and died
Nov. 22, 2010, in Tyler.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son Mike Phillips, brothers Billy, Dean and
Carroll Phillips.
He married Betty Phillips Aug. 10, 1957, in the Calvary Baptist Church in Trinidad.
He was a World War II veteran and member of the First Baptist Church in Eustace.
Survivors include his wife Betty; son David Phillips and wife Gracie; daughters Betty Jo
Session and Jenifer Duncan and husband Marvin; sister Loetta Summitt; sisters-in-law Ruth
Phillips and Jane Phillips; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Pallbearers were his grandsons.